A Police officer with the Manso Nkwanta Divisional Command in the Ashanti region has been shot dead by suspected armed robbers.

According to the Assembly Member for the area, Paul Kusi, the incident happened Monday evening.

The police officer was in a private vehicle with his friend who is a Gold dealer when the robbers pounced on them leading to the death of the police officer.

Speaking to Ultimate FM’s Isaac Bediako, Mr. Kusi said the body have been left at the morgue at a nearby hospital.

Meanwhile, the Ashanti regional Police commander has confirmed that some officers have been deployed to the community to commence investigations into the incident.

More details soon…